Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers, photographs, and ephemera relating to professional soccer, particularly the Portland Timbers team. The materials were created or collected by Gisele Currier. Soccer magazines, newsletters regarding the Timbers, advertisements and flyers for Timbers games and events, and clippings about the Timbers or the fan group "Timbers Army" constitute the bulk of the collection’s written materials. Additional written materials include records relating to scarf orders which Currier processed, and printouts of e-mails and message board posts. The collection’s photographs depict Timbers players, soccer games, and events, including Timbers Army gatherings.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2011
Creator
- Currier, Gisele, 1955-2011 (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical Note
Gisele Currier (1951-2011) became a fan of the Portland Timbers soccer team in its original mid-1970s heyday, and her passion for the team endured for the rest of her life. In the 2000s, Currier was instrumental in the growth of Timbers fan club known as the “Timbers Army”; she also sold thousands of the Timbers Army’s iconic “No Pity” scarves. Both Gisele Currier and her sister Paula were fixtures at Timbers games. After Paula's death in 2003, her seat at the Timbers' home stadium remained empty as a gesture of respect. Gisele Currier died suddenly in her Portland, Oregon home on April 23, 2011.
Extent
3.5 Cubic Feet (5 legal document cases; 1 letter document case; 1 slim letter document case; 1 flat box (19x25))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers, photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Gisele Currier, professional soccer and particularly the soccer team Portland Timbers, and the fan organization Timbers Army. Currier (1955-2011) was an avid fan of the Portland Timbers, and played a major role in the growth of the Timbers Army.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 5 series: Series 1. Gisele Currier and Timbers Army papers; Series 2. Portland Timbers materials; Series 3. Other soccer teams and events; Series 4. Soccer-related published materials; Series 5. Photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles Currier, July 2011 (Lib. Acc. 28974).
Separated Materials
Artifacts were separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Portland Timbers collection" prior to 2020.
Subject
- Portland Timbers (Soccer team) (Organization)
- Timbers Army (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
- Currier, Gisele, 1955-2011 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2020-2021: Revised to conform to current best practices.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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